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Arab League Postpones Arab-African Summit

Leaders pose for a family photo before the opening session of the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2016. (Egyptian Presidency)
Leaders pose for a family photo before the opening session of the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2016. (Egyptian Presidency)
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Arab League Postpones Arab-African Summit

Leaders pose for a family photo before the opening session of the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2016. (Egyptian Presidency)
Leaders pose for a family photo before the opening session of the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2016. (Egyptian Presidency)

The Arab League on Monday announced the postponement of the fifth Arab-African summit, which was scheduled for Riyadh on November 25.

Asharq Al-Awsat learned that the main reason for postponement was the presence of African leaders in Berlin to attend the G20-Initiative Compact with Africa (CwA).

An official source at the General Secretariat of the Arab League said that Saudi Arabia informed both the Arab League and the African Union Commission (AUC) about the decision.

The summit will be scheduled for early 2020, said the source.

The first Arab-African summit was held in 1977 in Cairo, the second in Sirte in Libya in 2010, the third in Kuwait and fourth in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.

The summit aims to build joint strategies and employ Arab and African resources in service of the people. It underlines the solidarity among the people as they seek stability, security and development.

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Israel Announces New Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

Israel Announces New Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis
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Israel Announces New Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

Israel Announces New Strikes Against Yemen’s Houthis

Houthi militias in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted Sanaa and the port city of Hodeidah, following several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel.

The Israeli military said it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports at Hodeidah, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib along with Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations. It came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned.”

Netanyahu monitored the new strikes along with military leaders, his government said. The Iran-backed Houthis' media outlet confirmed the strikes in a Telegram post but gave no immediate details. The US military also has targeted the Houthis in Yemen in recent days.

Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in Tel Aviv. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeidah, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor, calling it solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Houthis designated as a terrorist organisation.
The UN Security Council is due to meet on Monday over Houthi attacks against Israel, Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon said on Wednesday.